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1939 Villanova

6–⁠2, coached by Clipper Smith.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1939, game by game: won vs. Muhlenberg 14–0; won vs. South Carolina 40–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 7–33; won vs. Arkansas 7–0; won at Detroit Mercy 13–6; lost at Auburn 9–10; won at Temple 12–6; won at Manhattan 7–0+40−26Won 14–0 vs. Muhlenberg+14MuhlenbergWon 40–0 vs. South Carolina+40South CarolinaLost 7–33 vs. Texas A&M-26Texas A&MWon 7–0 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 13–6 at Detroit Mercy+7Detroit MercyLost 9–10 at Auburn-1AuburnWon 12–6 at Temple+6TempleWon 7–0 at Manhattan+7Manhattan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMuhlenbergW 14–⁠095%
Oct 6vsSouth CarolinaW 40–⁠083%
Oct 14vsTexas A&ML 7–⁠3356%
Oct 28vsArkansasW 7–⁠075%
Nov 4atDetroit MercyW 13–⁠650%
Nov 11atAuburnL 9–⁠1060%
Nov 18atTempleW 12–⁠669%
Nov 25atManhattanW 7–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Manhattan 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1939.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠55
Coach
Clipper Smith
Elo
1655 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.1 No. 21 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Andrew Chisick

Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 7Andy Chisick CChicago Cardinals